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Amaker, Tommy

1965—

Basketball coach

From the summer league games he played as a child, through his outstanding high school and college basketball careers, Tommy Amaker valued his coaches as mentors and friends. The men who trained and encouraged him on the court inspired him to choose coaching as his career and to devote his energy and talent to teaching young players. Amaker's dedication led him to become the youngest head coach in Big East conference basketball and the first African-American coach at Harvard University. Fiercely independent and generous with his energy, skills, and knowledge, Amaker has navigated the competitive world of college athletics with poise and integrity, earning the esteem of his colleagues and the trust and respect of his athletes.

Harold Tommy Amaker Jr. was born in the northern Virginia town of Falls Church on June 6, 1965, one of two children of Alma Deskins Amaker, a high school English teacher, and Harold T. Amaker, Sr., a career military serviceman. Tommy Amaker began playing basketball in local community centers and under a backyard h

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Tommy Amaker is an educator, coach, and leader

Tommy Amaker is an educator, coach, and leader who has transformed the Division I men’s basketball program at Harvard University both on the basketball court and “Beyond the 94 x 50.”   

Amaker began his basketball career as a star point guard at Duke University in the 1980s, becoming an All American, a National Defensive Player of the Year, and a gold medalist with the U.S. national team that won the World Championship in 1986. He stayed at Duke after graduation, working as a graduate assistant and then assistant coach under his mentor, the famed Coach Mike Krzyzewski. After leaving the Blue Devils in 1997, he took his first head coaching job at Seton Hall, where he would take the team to an NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance. A six-season stint as head coach at the University of Michigan followed, which included a 2004 NIT championship title, making him the youngest Black coach to ever win a national title (NIT or NCAA).  

Since joining the Harvard community in 2007, Amaker has taken the program to unp

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Tommy Amaker

Tommy Amaker is an educator, coach, and leader who has transformed the Division I men’s basketball program at Harvard University both on the basketball court and “Beyond the 94 x 50.” As a player, he was an All-American, a National Defensive Player of the Year, and a gold medalist with the U.S. national team that won the World Championship in 1986. He earned these accolades as a star point guard at Duke University in the 1980s, where he also began his coaching career as a graduate assistant and then assistant coach under Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Amaker's success at Duke included being part of the coaching team when the Blue Devils won the NCAA championship in 1991 and 1992.

Amaker's first head coaching job was at Seton Hall in 1997, where he led the team to an NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance. He later held the head coach position at the University of Michigan for six seasons, which included a 2004 NIT championship title, making him the youngest Black coach to ever win a national title (NIT or NCAA). He joined the Harvard community in 2007, and under his guidance

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